The assignment to the UN's Human Rights Commission of such exemplars as Libya and the Sudan.

The UN's cachet as mankind's "last, best hope" protected it for a long time from scrutiny directed at its actual performance. No longer. The facts, combined with the rise of the blogosphere as an alternate source of information, have begun to reveal this Emperor's state of undress.

The intimidating aura of good intentions will no longer deter the thousands of blogger ants gnawing at the foundation of the light blue Cartel of Tyrants. And about time, too.

I don't mean to advocate either complete withdrawal from the UN, or expelling it from New York, although both concepts have a certain emotional appeal. But it's refreshing that the truth about the actual performance of the institution are becoming known. Once the truth is known, accurate analysis and appropriate action may follow.